U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he tested positive for Covid-19 and plans to quarantine at home for the next five days, attending meetings virtually when possible. Separately, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he feels “totally fine” and hasn’t had to take a Covid test after a positive case was detected in his Sydney residence.
Singapore is looking into an impromptu gathering of New Year’s Eve revelers in a popular part of the city, the Straits Times reported. The government’s virus task force said the gathering “involved some blatant breaches of safe management rules and is a potential superspreading event.”
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is considering adding a negative test to recommendations on a shortened isolation period for people with asymptomatic infections, Anthony Fauci said. President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser called the surge driven by the omicron variant “unprecedented,” adding further stress to the U.S. health-care system.
On Wall Street, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. changed tack and is now asking U.S. employees to work from home if they can until Jan. 18.
Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP advises Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) investors that the firm is investigating potential legal claims arising from alleged false and misleading statements about the co...